Winter Storm Warning from Feb. 6th at 6pm til Feb 7th at 12pm
Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
1118 AM EST Sat Feb 6 2021
...WINTRY PRECIPITATION EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AND VICINITY...
.A low pressure system moving along a frontal system draped over
the Southeast will lead to the development of precipitation over
the southern Appalachians late today into Sunday. Accumulating
snow and sleet will impact travel from far northeast Georgia,
across the southern Appalachians, into the northwest North
Carolina Piedmont.
GAZ010-017-SCZ001>003-062030-
/O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0005.210206T2300Z-210207T1700Z/
Rabun-Habersham-Oconee Mountains-Pickens Mountains-
Greenville Mountains-
Including the cities of Clayton, Pine Mountain, Mountain City,
Cornelia, Demorest, Clarkesville, Hollywood, Mountain Rest,
Walhalla, Pumpkintown, Tigerville, Gowensville, Cleveland,
and Slater-Marietta
1118 AM EST Sat Feb 6 2021
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON EST SUNDAY...
* WHAT...Heavy snow and sleet expected. Total snow and sleet
accumulations of 1 to 4 inches, with locally higher amounts
especially at high elevations.
* WHERE...In Georgia, Rabun and Habersham Counties. In South
Carolina, mountainous northern portions of Oconee, Pickens, and
Greenville Counties.
* WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to noon EST Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Winter Storm Warning for heavy snow means severe winter weather
conditions are expected or occurring. Significant amounts of snow
are forecast that will make travel dangerous. Only travel in an
emergency. If you must travel, keep a flashlight, food, and water
in your vehicle in case of an emergency.
Please report snow and ice accumulations by calling the National
Weather Service toll free at...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. Leave a
message with your observation and the specific location where it
occurred. You can also post your report to National Weather
Service Greenville Spartanburg Facebook or tweet your report
using hashtag nwsgsp.
Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio or your favorite source of
weather information for the latest updates. Additional details
can be found at www.weather.gov/gsp. The latest state road
conditions can be obtained by calling 5 1 1.
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Instructions:
Please limit travel
Address/Location
City of Clarkesville
123 Laurel Dr
Clarkesville, GA 30523
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 706-754-2024
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Winter Storm Warning